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That’s an important question and one that will touch a lot of people: why are narcissists often blamed instead of being seen as wounded humans...

There really is a phenomenon in our world that people commonly call evil, and I don’t hear enough discussion about it among trauma professionals. It...

Many people point out that relationship advice doesn’t help in abusive situations or with narcissists, and that observation is valid: guidance meant for mutual partnerships...

Most women pick up on it, yet very few voice it: female friendships can carry a set of unwritten rules. These expectations aren’t posted anywhere...

Research shows that the way couples repair conflicts can determine the fate of their relationship, so it’s important to know how to apologize well. Imagine...

There is a strange paradox in human relationships that only a few truly understand. Often the instant you stop pursuing someone is the moment they...

Come on — can we stop griping that a marriage-advice video is “too long” when it’s literally only three minutes? In a culture addicted to...

Okay — let’s address this right now. I’m speaking directly to you. You’re here because it feels like your words keep hitting a brick wall,...

Being avoidant in relationships isn’t only the obvious signs — refusing to commit, swinging between warmth and coldness, disappearing when conversations about commitment start. You...

Listen: marriage can sometimes feel even lonelier than single life, and it’s easy to be swept up in the fairy-tale emotions of the wedding day....

Few things shape the quality of life more than the condition of our closest relationships. Keep in mind that a year from now your relational...

One thing needs to be understood right away: someone who avoids intimacy rarely returns with bouquets and apologies. They won’t show up soaked in rain...

Have you ever known you were being mistreated and reacted by trying to become exactly who you thought the other person wanted? Changing yourself completely...

All right — many ask for communication strategies that actually help their partner hear them without becoming defensive, shutting down, or erupting. This is a...

Chances are you’ve heard that the single most widespread phobia is public speaking — roughly three out of four people feel nervous at the thought...

Many people insist that they should never have to change for their partner. To be clear: change is often necessary. As Tim Keller observes in...

They left and didn’t turn back. At least that’s the way it appears. One moment you share a bed, make plans, maybe even whisper about...

Almost everyone I encounter claims to love and care for their partner, yet most have no clear sense of what that actually looks like or...

Have you ever loved someone who withdraws each time closeness grows? Someone who appears composed on the outside, yet you can sense the quiet tempests...

People fall in love every day — it’s effortless and happens to anyone with a heartbeat — but staying in love is a different challenge....

Here’s the strange truth about attraction: an avoidant person is pulled toward closeness as desperately as they need air, yet they recoil from it as...

Do you ever notice something almost nobody will admit aloud? Some of the cruelest forms of harm in close relationships are quiet, nonphysical, and they...

We live amid a constant clamor of prescriptions about how to live: everyone seems to have an answer. Some insist it’s all about willpower and...

Avoidant partners can wound the psyche in deep and lasting ways — and often they do so without even realizing the harm they cause. It’s...